Donmall, Michael

Michael Donmall, head of the National Drug Evidence Centre and a former member of ACMD, said: "No independent advisory council should be expected to rubber-stamp government policy decisions. This totally undermines the whole value and role of the advice ??? in this case it appears that government has neither heeded the advice of the ACMD, nor entered into an informed debate about the issues."He added: "Sometimes it is necessary to be outspoken in order to bring public attention to the way it is possible for political expediency to run roughshod over expert advice.

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